StarMade

Voxel space sandbox for building ships and exploring galaxies

Schine GmbH · Released Dec 4, 2014 · Early Access

Action Adventure Indie RPG Simulation Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 68% of 2,992
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; peak 24h 9
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 7 months ago; Feb 17, 2026

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

What is StarMade?

StarMade is a 3D voxel sandbox set in a procedurally generated universe. You build ships and stations, explore planets, salvage space stations, trade, and fight pirates or rival factions in multiplayer. Weapons, moving parts, and logic systems let you customize what you build.

For you if...

+you enjoy designing ships and stations block by block
+you like open-ended exploration across planets and galaxies
+you want to experiment with logic-controlled moving parts

Not for you if...

−you want a guided story with clear objectives
−you prefer simple building systems you can learn quickly
−you need busy servers for regular multiplayer battles

What players say

68% of 2,992 reviews are positive

Players praise the depth of ship and station building and the logic systems. They complain about a steep learning curve, prolonged Early Access, and sparse multiplayer servers. Some say updates to core systems force them to relearn how to build ships.

Screenshots and trailer

StarMade system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 - 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 (2nd Generation and above) | AMD FX 6xxx or equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, 275, 280, 460 SE, 550 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 4870, 5770, 4890, 5830, 6770, 6790 or equivalent with OpenGL 2.1
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
Notes: 2GB of memory must be available for StarMade. Lower specs may work by modifying graphics and other performance options. Try out our demo to get an indication for your system. System components such as Integrated Graphics cards may not be supported. Requirements may change in further updates.